A strange thing
because there are two marriage records for this
couple.
The first was in the same church as her brother
and the second at East Dereham -
did they have to ceremony of is this just coincidence?
1827: Oct 16 - Marriage at St Batholomew
Church, Heigham, Norwich
William Godfrey a single man married Anne Horne
a single woman both of this parish
Witness: George Godfrey, Mary Ann Godfrey and
A. Wills
Notes: Groom signed his name; Bride signed her
name; Married by BannsThere is no birth, marriage
or death of a George or Mary Ann Godfrey at
Heigham but William Godfrey of Mattishall did
have both as siblings.

1788:- 11th
November; Williams Parents were married in Mattishall;
Mattishall: Entry 182
Clement Godfrey a single man married Elizabeth
Hatton a single woman both of this parish -
By Banns
Witness: William Dade and John Newhouse
Notes: By John Smith, Vicar - Clement and Elizabeth
both signed. Witnesses, both signed

From all
accounts Eliza died during childbirth
or within a short time after.1857: Death record -
Eliza Kerridge at Lambeth - Dec quarter
(1d 181) age 28

We then
find baby Eliza Emma was brought back
to Mattishall to live with her grandparents
1861: Census - Badly Moor
Mattishall - the
area now known as Welgate Corner
William Godfrey - Head - age 60 - Master
Cooper, Emp 1 Man - born Mattishall
Ann Godfrey - Wife - age 57 - born East
Dereham
Clara Godrey - Dau - age 15 - born Mattishall
Elizabeth Godfrey - Dau - age 17 - born
Mattishall Emma Eliza Kerridge
- Grndau - age 3 - born Lambeth , London
-
daughter of Eliza and Samuel Kerridge
married in 1856 at Norwich
William Godfrey - Grnson - age 1 - born
Norwich - is
this Ann's son?
William was born William Birch Godfrey
in 1860 - Birch could have been his
father.

Eliza
Emma's son marries
1919: Marriage record - William
Kerridge married Florence A
Godfrey at Henstead - Jun quarter
(4b 543)
It appears Florence Annie Godfrey
was born in the Mitford area in Sep
quarter of 1894 (4b 249)
It is unclear at this time who her
parents were but form all accounts
Florence appears to be the daughter
of William Godfrey
and Florence Annie Gower. William is the
grandson of Ann Godfrey (1831) further
down this page.
William and Florence appear to have
had a daughter:

Ann never married but
she did have a son named 'William Birch
Godfrey' born at Norwich
In 1861William age 1 was staying with
his Grandmother - Ann was not with him
and she does not appear on records .
Ten years on in the 1871 census we see
William with his Grandmother's brother
Thomas Horne (1807)

There is another male
child (Fred Godfrey born at Norwich
about 1873) that appears in the 1881
and 1891 census which we can only assume
is another son of Ann. There is no birth
record of Fred either being born at
Norwich.

1871:
Census - 9 Wellgate Mattishall
Thomas Horne - Head - age 63 - Tailor
Norfolk - Dereham
William Godfrey - Nephew - age 10
- Scholar - Mattishall -
Should this be born Norwich?
There is no William Godfrey born at
Mattishall in or around 1860

1894:
Marriage record - Fred Godfrey married
Elizabeth Hewitt/Lemmon at Norwich
- Dec quarter (4b 417)
Elizabeth Lemmon had married Harry
Foulger Hewitt in the Jun quarter
of 1887 at Norwich.
Harry died in the Dec quarter of 1892
at Norwich age 26

There is a death
record at Wayland of a Fred Godfrey
who died in the Dec quarter of 1938
age 66 which could be him. If this
is him Elizabeth died in the Mar quarter
of 1930 at Wayland age 63 which would
give a date of bith as 1867.

1867:
Marriage record - William
Godfreymarried Rebecca Hall at
Mitford - Mar quarter (4b 485)
Rebecca was the daughter of John Hall
a Farmer of Welborne and Hannah Norton
- they were married Aug 13, 1820
William and Rebecca had three children:

For some reason Sarah
does not appear in any census records
- that assuming the record below is
correct as she could have died as a
baby or young girl although no record
has been found to confirm that!!!

Sarah died in 18941894: Death record
- Sarah Ann Godfrey at Norwich
- Sep quater (4b 81) age 57